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A North Wales driver was Ordered to pay .E1,170 in fines and costs when he failed to appear to answer a series of allegations before the Isle of Anglesey magistrates.
Alvin Rowlands. of Caernarfon, was accused of failing to produce tachograph records at the roadside; using a vehicle with a defective speed limiter; taking insufficient daily rest; exceeding the daily driving limit: four offences of using a vehicle when the tachograph was not fitted in accordance with the regulations; and three offences of using it when the speed limiter was not restricting the maximum speed.
Prosecuting for the Vehicle Inspectorate, Peter Edwards said that an artic driven by Rowlands had been checked at the Port of Holyhead on 2 June. When asked to produce his tachograph charts for the current week and for the last day of the previous week, Rowlands could only produce his current chart and three other charts for that week. An examination of the vehicle revealed that the operating cable connecting the speed limiter to the fuel pump governor lever had been disconnected.
Analysis of the tachograph charts produced showed that three of them were wrongly dated. It was also apparent that the speed styli had been bent downwards to disguise the true speeds, which meant that the tachograph did not comply with current installation requirements. Despite that, it was evident that speeds in excess of 100km/h had been achieved and maintained. On 30 May Rowlands had only taken 3hr 50min rest and had driven for 16hr 30min.
The magistrates fined Rowlands 2100 per offence with 270 costs.